Dao, Minh Quang; Esfahani, Hadi S. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 22 (1995) May, pp. 4-20
Develops a general equilibrium model of the growth of government based on the attempts of various socio-economic groups … competition, every group in the economy pays taxes at rates which maximize the net contribution of each to their government …'s budget. On the basis of this model, argues that the recent growth of government can be explained by the increased role of …